Hello! My name is Jadin, and I am back for another busy summer at the
Beaverlodge Research Farm!
I recently completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Alberta. This will be my fourth summer working in the IPM lab. Despite not being too comfortable around insects when I first started, I quickly developed a new appreciation for our little friends (Figure 1). Last July, during the annual
Peace Canola Survey, I was able to travel to Fort Vermilion (Figure 2) and witness many interesting things such as aerial spraying!
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| Figure 1. Jadin (Left) holding a grasshopper nymph while Kaitlin looks on. |
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| Figure 2. Jadin sweep-net surveying in canola near Fort Vermilion AB in 2016. |
My first week back has been spent gearing up to start monitoring again this field season and introducing our new students (
Charlotte,
Cameron and
Rebecca) to many of the projects we have going on in our lab. During my time at the Farm, I have had the opportunity to learn an immense amount of information about different insects and the crops grown in the Peace River region. I am excited to see what this summer has in store!
